Research and Inquiry

“Where I’m From”: Utilizing Place-Based Pedagogy and Multimodal Literacy in a Graduate Children’s Literature Class

Author

• • Stephanie M Bennett
  • Missisippi State University

Abstract

In this study, I examined integrating place-based education pedagogy and multimodal literacies into a graduate level children’s literature class. The findings suggest including place-based education pedagogy allows middle level graduate students to connect to geographically-based children’s literature. The findings also propose that incorporating multimodal texts into classroom assignments expands graduate students perceptions of text. Implications for implementing the assignment into 4-8 grade classes is discussed.

Keywords: place-based pedagogy, multimodal texts, children's literature

How to Cite: Bennett, S. M. (2016) ““Where I’m From”: Utilizing Place-Based Pedagogy and Multimodal Literacy in a Graduate Children’s Literature Class”, Middle Grades Review. 2(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.70793/mgr.122